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Originally Posted by katex
Hate to mention this again, but I have an old newspaper cutting on licensing laws, and lists all the beerhouses in 1869, and the Slater's Arms was recorded as being at No. 21, Whalley Road. W. Wilkinson being the Landlord. 'Course that could have been a misprint ... LOL.
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With all due respect katex, your newspaper cutting was very probably 100% correct for 1869. The thread I joined in was discussing the premises in the photograph, which is quite obviously from the late 1920's - early 1930's. You only have to look at the way the old chap is dressed to see that. If you need more evidence that it is from that period, you can see the place was virtually falling down. Someone mentioned Broadway was created in the mid 1930's ? So the pub in the photo would have been demolished just prior to that date. Look at the signage along the top at roof level, on the Marquis St elevation, it reads Mercer's Meat Stout. Dutton's didn't acquire Mercer's (an Adlington brewery) until the late 1920's.
So as you say, back in 1869 the address of the Slaters Arms, whether it was the pictured premises or a premises further along could very well have been number 21, but that isn't really relevant to the location of the pub pictured, which was the theme of the thread.
Take a look at the little section of the OS map I stuck on here the other night. The premises I marked with a red cross is the premises in the photo(s). Next count the individual properties from the corner of Peel St, where almost everyone agreed was the start of Whalley Rd. You have number 1 on the curved corner of Peel St, then 3, 5, 7, 9 (then there's a yard or something), then the last property on that block (number 11), cross Marquis St and you have the Slaters Arms at number 13.
Pubs changed names at times, sometimes even changed house number / premises number, but I'm convinced that the pub in the photo was number 13 Whalley Road when the photo was taken (not 21 and not 23).